We’re kicking off our new one-topic deep-dive format with the obligatory (!) Taylor Swift episode. Will argues that much of Taylor’s catalog reads like fictional storytelling rather than diary pages, Steph pushes back (All Too Well hive, rise), and Jamie brings the generational context — from Harry Chapin to how upheaval fuels creative renaissances.
What we cover
The format change (single-topic episodes moving forward)
Taylor as a fiction writer: with nods to Dennis Linde’s “Lindeville” world-building
Folklore/Evermore, as explicitly fictional case studies, the ‘gym teacher/English teacher’ caption
Why the Eras Tour felt like a template for fan reinvention
Vegas residency speculation, The Sphere, and business tie-ins with Travis
Artist archetypes: Taylor’s approachability vs. Beyoncé’s aspirational mythos
Hot takes: a coming music renaissance; and why Cardi B can drop fewer albums and still eat
Chapter markers
00:00 — Intro: New one-topic format
00:38 — Icebreaker: Predictions that aged poorly
06:35 — Hot take: ‘Diary of a Showgirl’ as last album? + Vegas residency
09:20 — Main thesis: Taylor as a fiction writer
16:13 — Folklore/Evermore as fictional; engagement caption talk
22:15 — Eras Tour = fan reinvention template
31:32 — Vegas, The Sphere & business tie-ins
33:32 — Theater ‘release party’ discussion
45:40 — Jamie’s hot take: creative renaissance incoming
46:19 — Steph’s hot take: Cardi B’s quality cadence
48:41 — Wrap + where to follow
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Credits | Hosts: Steph, Will, Jamie | Producer: Lindsay
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